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About Dhobahi Village

Dhobahi is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 339 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.39 hectares hectares.

Dhobahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 87.39 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 339
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhobahi is the 494th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 87.39 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhobahi

Dhobahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhobahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobahi from other places

Dhobahi lies about 56 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 8.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhobahi
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 8.7 km
Nearest town Bānsi 9.7 km
District headquarters Basti 56 km

Villages closest to Dhobahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhobahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobahi village had a population of 627. That makes it the 494th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dhobahi village has 339 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobahi has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Dhobahi covers 87.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobahi falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobahi is Uska Bazar, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhobahi.

Dhobahi is about 56 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobahi is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 4.0 km away. Uska Bazar is about 8.7 km away. Bānsi is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobaha (under 2 km), Marauti Panday (under 2 km) and Marvatiya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhobahi today is likely to be higher.

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